Fail Safe - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Richard Powers Meanwhile they inspired thousands of

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Fail Safe - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Richard Powers Meanwhile they inspired thousands ofThis unnerving procedural thriller painstakingly details an all too plausible nightmare scenario in which a mechanical failure jams the United States militarys chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Working from a contemporary best seller, screenwriter Walter Bernstein and director Sidney Lumet wrench harrowing suspense from the doomsday fears of the Cold War era, making the most of a modest budget